At I-190, head south toward Buffalo. Exit off Ontario
Street and turn right onto Niagara Street. Take a right on Ferry Street (renamed
Robert Rich Way) to access the Ferry Street Bridge which is the connector to Squaw
Island and the Bird Island Pier.

In mechanics an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw,
in which one end rises as the other falls. Bascule bridge, a counterpoise or balanced
drawbridge, which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus lifting the footway
into the air.

The Black Rock Channel extends from Buffalo Harbor
to the Black Rock Lock. The waterway is 3 and 1/2 miles long and its navigation channel
is at least 200 feet wide at all points. The lock and channel permit pleasure craft
and commercial vessels up to 625 feet long with drafts up to 21 feet. The passage
of commercial vessels is scheduled by radio from the Black Rock Lock.